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Prof. Yue Chim Wong, also known as Richard, JP, SBS, AB, AM, PhD, serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong. Prof. Wong served as Member of the Managing Board at Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation from February 1, 2004 to December 2, 2007. Prof. Wong was a Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics and Chair of Economics at The University of Hong Kong. He has been active in advancing economic research on policy issues in Hong Kong and China through ... his work as founding Director of both the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research in 1987 and the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy in 1999. Prof. Wong was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 2000. Prof. Wong serves as a Member of Board of Governors of Hang Seng Management College Limited. Prof. Wong has been an Independent Non Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited since May 11, 2005, CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc. since June 2002, Orient Overseas International Ltd., (OOIL) since December 01, 2003 and Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. since 1995. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd. (formerly Dong Fang Gas Holdings Ltd.) since July 2004. Prof. Wong serves as Independent Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Limited. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Link Management Limited, the manager of Link Real Estate Investment Trust since September 3, 2007 and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited since July 2000. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited from July 2000 to October 2010. He served as an Independent Non Executive Director of Fortis Asia Holdings Limited from June 1999 to June 2007. He served as an Independent Non Executive Director of Ageas Asia Holdings Limited. He had served on numerous public bodies including the Hong Kong SAR Government's Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, University Grants Committee, Land and Building Advisory Committee, Economic and Employment Council, the Commission on Strategic Development - Committee on Economic Development and Economic Cooperation with the Mainland, Hospital Authority, and Housing Authority. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for his contributions to education, housing , industry and technology development and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2000. Prof. Wong graduated from University of Chicago with a Bachelor's and a Master's Degrees in Economics and also a Doctorate in Economics.

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